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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa)), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀽𑀝 (*būṭa).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)
- plant, sapling, seedling
- bush, shrub
- herb, weed
Declension
| Declension of ਬੂਟਾ
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| dir. sg.
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ਬੂਟਾ (būṭā)
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| dir. pl.
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ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਬੂਟਾ (būṭā)
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ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
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| oblique
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ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
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ਬੂਟਿਆਂ (būṭiā̃)
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| vocative
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ਬੂਟਿਆ (būṭiā)
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ਬੂਟਿਓ (būṭio)
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| ablative
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ਬੂਟਿਓਂ (būṭiõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
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—
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| instrumental
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ਬੂਟੇ (būṭe)
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—
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Derived terms
- ਬੂਟਾ ਲੱਗਣਾ (būṭā laggaṇā, “take root”, verb)
- ਬੂਟੀ f (būṭī, “herb, weed”)
Proper noun
ਬੂਟਾ • (būṭā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بوٹا)
- a male given name, Boota.
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “būṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “ਬੂਟਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬੂਟਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.